novellhall Chapter 120 Accepting All Comers
Chapter 120 Accepting All Comers
Chapter 120 Accepting All Comers
As Zhu Yawen placed the plate on the table, she chuckled and said, "It's not easy for Sister Tao to come all this way, and you're treating her to a meal at the cafeteria. I can only try my best to order something good to support you."
Luo Jin and Lu Fang Sheng, who were standing to the side, also grinned and placed the dishes from their trays on the table.
"Thank you."
"Here you are, Sister Bingjia, this is freshly squeezed orange juice."
"Thank you, don't you have any?"
Zhu Yawen replied with a smile, "We can't drink these things during rehearsal later."
Fan Xiaopang nodded upon hearing this and put the juice aside.
"Come, come, let's offer a toast to Sister Bingjia with tea instead of wine, apologies for our poor hospitality!"
Fan Xiaopang smiled and raised a disposable cup, saying, "I've never eaten at the Beijing Film Academy's cafeteria before. I'm already very happy to be able to eat there today thanks to you guys. Come on, let's have a drink together."
After taking a sip, the five of them began to eat.
"How does it taste?"
Fan Xiaopang nodded repeatedly, "It's delicious. You guys are so lucky to be able to eat this well at school. You can't even get such good food on the film set."
Ji Qingxu said with a smile, "One wants money, and the other doesn't, so of course they're different."
Zhu Yawen blurted out, "They have this in the school cafeteria..."
Halfway through her sentence, Zhu Yawen noticed Luo Jin giving her a sidelong glance. She immediately realized what he meant and chuckled, "The higher-ups are very strict. If no one were in charge, I doubt I'd be any better off than the film crew."
Seeing this, Fan Xiaopang acted as if he hadn't noticed, and asked with a smile, "You guys also think the food on set is bad, right?"
"It tastes terrible, there's hardly any oil in it."
"Hehe, I also think it tastes bad."
"Sister Bingjia, after acting for so many years, have you ever encountered a film crew where the boxed lunches were delicious?"
"Hmm... very few, they're all basically the same, I even suspect they're all made in the same place."
"Hahaha!"
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Watching the three in the dormitory blurt out whatever came to mind under Fan Xiaopang's influence, almost revealing the color of their underwear, Ji Qingxu smiled and glanced at her before picking up a piece of beef with her chopsticks.
"Qingxu, you..."
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Seeing Fan Xiaopang following Ji Qingxu into the room, Jiang Yiyan stopped talking and showed a hint of surprise.
Fan Xiaopang greeted everyone with a smile, "Hello!"
Liu Yifei and Pan Yutong, who were standing nearby, immediately responded.
"Hello, Sister Bingyi! ×2"
"I just came along for a bit of fun, I hope I haven't bothered you!"
No, no.
Ji Qingxu clapped his hands with a smile, "Alright, let's rehearse. Go find a seat and read your book."
"it is good."
Seeing Fan Xiaopang obediently walk to the side, find a seat, and take out a book, Jiang Yiyan, Liu Yifei, and Pan Yutong looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Old Lu, you should start first."
"it is good."
Upon hearing Ji Qingxu's arrangement, the three women instantly snapped out of their daze and went to stand in their respective positions.
"This home..."
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Looking at the group of people rehearsing in front of him, Fan Xiaopang's eyes flashed with a hint of envy. How wonderful.
"Stop, old pig, calm down, calm down. You're acting like you're going to devour Liu Yifei. Didn't you eat enough tonight?"
"Hahaha! ×N"
"My mistake, let's try again."
"continue."
Seeing that everyone immediately stopped smiling after Ji Qingxu finished speaking, Fan Xiaopang found it very amusing; this guy had quite a lot of prestige.
Fan Xiaopang glanced at Jiang Yiyan, who kept glancing at him out of the corner of his eye, and a playful look appeared on his face. This was interesting.
After looking at it for a while, Fan Xiaopang lowered his head and continued to look at the book that Ji Qingxu had given him earlier.
Fan Xiaopang, who rarely read books in the past, suddenly found that even with the noisy rehearsal sounds around him, it did not prevent him from immersing himself in his books.
When Fan Xiaopang looked up again, he noticed that Ji Qingxu and the others were drinking water from their teacups. He glanced at his watch and saw that it was already nine o'clock. Seeing the time, a hint of surprise flashed in Fan Xiaopang's eyes. Time flies so fast. It seemed like it was not even seven o'clock before he entered this classroom.
Fan Xiaopang then looked at Ji Qingxu, who happened to be looking over as well.
"Our rehearsal is over for tonight. Let's go get some late-night snacks. Bingjia is treating."
Fan Xiaopang smiled, got up, and walked over. "I've been wanting to try the barbecue near the Beijing Film Academy for a long time. How about we go together?"
Seeing that Fan Xiaopang, Ji Qingxu, and the other three were all looking at them, Liu Yifei, Jiang Yiyan, and Pan Yutong exchanged glances and nodded.
"Thank you for spending so much, Sister Bing."
"Hey, this is nothing, are we just going to go?"
"Go ahead, you guys go first, I'll turn off the lights!"
"Oh my, the big star is here! Come, come, please have a seat."
"The big star is here, and she's the one paying the bill."
Hearing Ji Qingxu's signal, the boss looked at Fan Xiaopang in surprise and said, "Isn't this that..."
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Fan Xiaopang immediately replied, "Hello, I'm Fan Xiaopang."
After saying that, he glanced at Ji Qingxu. Seeing the smile on Ji Qingxu's lips, Fan Xiaopang gritted his teeth secretly. "You jerk, you're determined to embarrass me, aren't you?"
However, Fan Xiaopang was also somewhat helpless about the boss's reaction. He had been in the industry for six or seven years, so why did everyone only remember Jin Suo? It was really annoying.
"Oh right, right, Little Fatty Fan, look at my eyes, Miss Fan, what would you like to eat? The ingredients here are fresh and delicious."
"Hehe, if it's not good, I won't pay you later."
"No problem, if you don't like it, it's free today."
After ordering the food, Fan Xiaopang asked with a smile, "Want some drinks? Barbecue and beer go well together."
Ji Qingxu said with a smile, "Let's start with a case of beer, and we'll refund any overpayment or charge any underpayment."
"The usual, half iced and half not iced, right? And a drink too?"
"That's right."
"Alright, everyone, please wait a moment, it will be served to you shortly."
Soon the boss brought over a case of beer, and everyone at the table took a bottle. Seeing Ji Qingxu pry open his beer with chopsticks, Liu Yifei teased, "Why don't you just bite it with your teeth?"
Ji Qingxu smiled and handed her the beer. Zhu Yawen, who was standing next to him, chuckled and said, "The first time we drank beer, I used my teeth to bite it. Qingxu said that if part of my teeth broke, how would I act? Since then, we have never used our teeth to bite beer."
Upon hearing this, Fan Xiaopang suddenly realized, "No wonder the boss gave me three screwdrivers all at once."
Ji Qingxu chuckled as he poured himself a beer. "It's an unspoken rule of restaurants near the Beijing Film Academy. What if you bite your tooth and end up having to ask the owner for compensation?"
"Hahaha! ×N"
"Come on, everyone, let's raise a glass and welcome Sister Bing to Beijing Film Academy."
"Thank you, everyone. Don't be so polite. I'm not that old, about the same age as you all. Please make yourselves at home."
"Then you're wrong, we have a minor here."
Seeing Liu Yifei blush immediately under everyone's gaze, Fan Xiaopang smiled and said, "Sister Yifei is really beautiful."
Liu Yifei pursed her lips and replied, "Sister Bingjia is much prettier!"
"Alright, alright, I know you two are pretty. Let's have a drink first, come on."
"Cheers! ×N"
Watching Fan Xiaopang pick up his glass and drink it all in one gulp, Ji Qingxu glanced at Liu Yifei, Jiang Yiyan, and Pan Yutong, who exchanged glances and also drank their drinks in one gulp. In particular, Liu Yifei, holding a glass of beverage, made a bold gesture and couldn't help but laugh.
"Hey, everyone's drinking already. Here, this is a 'flower and edamame fusion'. Please enjoy your drinks. The skewers will be served soon."
Looking at the peanuts and edamame that the boss had just brought out, Fan Xiaopang smiled and looked at Ji Qingxu, "You didn't come up with this name, did you?"
Zhu Yawen interjected, "Damn, Sister Bing, you really understand Qingxu. This is what Qingxu said. When we came to eat barbecue, Qingxu said to order a plate of peanuts and edamame together, and the boss was stunned."
Upon hearing this, Fan Xiaopang chuckled and said, "He just talks a lot of weird things."
Ji Qingxu smiled and stood up, saying, "I'll go check out the restaurant next door. You guys keep drinking."
Fan Xiaopang asked curiously, "What are you looking at? Food?"
"Yes, I mentioned it to the boss before, I don't know if he's stocked it."
Seeing Ji Qingxu stride into the restaurant next door, Fan Xiaopang looked at Zhu Yawen and the others and asked, "Do you know?"
Zhu Yawen smiled and said, "I know this, crayfish. Qingxu came last time and asked the boss if he could get some crayfish to eat. The boss said no, but I don't know what he said to the boss. The boss said he would try to get some."
"You mean the crayfish from freshwater lakes?"
"Yes, northerners probably eat less, while we southerners eat more."
"Sister Bingyong, let me toast you."
Seeing Jiang Yiyan holding a full glass of beer and looking at him, Fan Xiaopang smiled and filled his glass to the brim. "Come on, this is Jiang Yiyan, right? Let's have a drink together."
Seeing the two women down their drinks in one gulp, Zhu Yawen, Luo Jin, and Lu Fangsheng exchanged glances and grinned.
When Ji Qingxu returned, he saw the empty bottle on the ground and laughed, "Wow, you have such a good alcohol tolerance. You finished a bottle before the skewers even arrived. If you went to a banquet in Henan Province, you would definitely be able to eat hot dishes."
"Hahaha!"
Seeing Zhu Yawen and the others laughing so hard they were bent over, Liu Yifei couldn't help but ask, "Is there some story behind this?"
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Luo Jin said with a smile, "In Henan Province, cold dishes make up nearly half of the banquet meals. It's similar to some places in Lao Zhu's hometown. Eight to twelve cold dishes are served first, followed by hot dishes. Many people start drinking before the hot dishes are even served, and some people with low alcohol tolerance get drunk before the hot dishes are even served."
Hearing Luo Jin's explanation, Fan Xiaopang and the other girls all laughed.
"The roasted crucian carp is here."
Looking at the two plates of grilled crucian carp on the table, Ji Qingxu smiled and said, "Be careful, especially Yifei. Don't end up like last time, almost causing a disaster while eating."
Hearing Ji Qingxu's teasing, Liu Yifei couldn't help but retort, "I was just being careless. Actually, I think we could have used a bigger fish for grilling, especially a sea fish, since sea fish are basically boneless."
"Is crucian carp not tasty?"
"It tastes good, but it's so troublesome."
"At least the fish tastes fresh."
"That's right. Although the capital city is not far from Tianjin, it's still a bit difficult to find live seafood here."
Looking at the barbecue restaurant in front of her, Liu Yifei stuck out her tongue and said nothing more. Since rehearsing with Ji Qingxu and others, Liu Yifei has come into contact with and learned a lot of common sense that ordinary people know.
Seeing this, Fan Xiaopang glanced at Ji Qingxu, who smiled at her, raised an eyebrow, and picked up his wine glass. Fan Xiaopang rolled her eyes at him and picked up her wine glass as well.
As the skewers were served one after another, everyone raised their glasses to toast each other, or more precisely, to toast Fan Xiaopang.
Seeing Fan Xiaopang's open-minded attitude, Ji Qingxu called out with a smile, "Boss Zhang, are the crayfish ready yet?"
"Alright, alright, I'll bring it over right away."
Five minutes later, the restaurant owners next door brought over two bowls of steaming crayfish.
"Qingxu, take a look at the flavor and see where it needs improvement."
"Okay, I'll try it."
After the boss left, Ji Qingxu said with a smile, "Let me give you a demonstration first."
After saying that, Ji Qingxu picked up a crayfish, glanced at its white belly, twisted off the head, peeled off the shell at the tail, and held up a white crayfish tail to show it, saying, "This is the one you can eat."
After taking a bite, he nodded, "Not bad, spicy and savory, that's the taste."